Posts tagged Public Safety
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Urbanist organizations speak out about racial justice and white supremacy
A core part of urbanism involves how to create and design public spaces for people. How people experience public space depends directly on the color of their skin and outside perceptions of their gender, and with the recent killing of George Floyd, Americans are again confronting this reality. Keep reading…
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No streets are safe until they are safe for all
As we continue to advocate for public space and public transportation, we must remember to those who continue to be harassed, profiled, threatened, attacked, and murdered while doing things many of us take for granted. Keep reading…
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Richard Rothstein lays out the reality of government-mandated segregation in “Color of Law”
The government’s explicit role in building and enforcing segregation has been largely obscured, and it has done comparatively little to rectify the harm it’s caused to African-American communities — harm which deeply resonates into the present day. Keep reading…
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What it means for a household to be cost-burdened
When housing advocates talk about the affordability crisis, they often focus on one important statistic: the share of cost-burdened households in a city. A household is said to be cost-burdened when it pays more than 30 percent of its income toward housing expenses. As a more extreme measure, a household is said to be severely cost-burdened when it pay at least 50 percent of its income toward housing expenses. Keep reading…
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Here’s how a DC newspaper covered traffic safety just before World War II
The defunct Washington Evening Star ran a series of punchy, illustrated columns called “Why Must They Die?” Keep reading…
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A national alliance calls for better COVID-19 protection for transit workers
Dozens of labor, business, and community organizations from across the country this week asked the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to supply better protective equipment and guidance to safeguard the transit workforce. Greater Greater Washington joined them in signing the letter. Keep reading…
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The Wharf closure highlights the complexities of social distancing and shame culture
Against the backdrop of a pandemic, pictures and videos of crowds at DC’s Maine Avenue Fish Market, commonly known as the Wharf, circulated over the weekend. On the surface, it was painfully obvious social distancing guidelines were not met. However, it is important to understand that the complexities of life that existed before this pandemic for some of our neighbors have grown more complex in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Keep reading…
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Removing one Confederate monument in Richmond is not just about racism—but safety
Public calls for Confederate statues to be removed from Richmond’s streetscape are not a new occurrence in Virginia’s capital; however, the focus of Northside residents’ most recent campaign to move one monument is not racism—but safety. Keep reading…
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A dangerous Tysons intersection gets a safety upgrade
The Virginia Department of Transportation added a new traffic signal at West Branch Avenue and West Park Avenue, which sees more than 11,000 people each day. Keep reading…
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2020 begins with a stark reminder about our dangerous roads
At the start of the new year, many of us wish to celebrate the babies born at the stroke of midnight, but in our area families and friends are mourning four people who lost their lives while traveling the streets of DC––three east of the Anacostia River. Worse yet, in all of these cases, there have been community requests and/or studies of potential fixes that haven’t yet been implemented. Keep reading…